Best Of Friends Vol III - Harry Lorayne

After a 22-year pause, the indefatigable Harry Lorayne produced the third installment of his "Best of Friends" book series. And what an impressive specimen of magic it is. You don’t need to have read the first two volumes to appreciate the sheer range of knock-out effects and routines in the third, nor do you need to be a working professional to recognize a treasure trove when you see one. All you need is a desire to take your magic chops to the next level, and an interest in learning some eye-popping effects and new twists on some classic routines.

Best of Friends Volume III is a cornucopia o’ of close-up magic by some of the magic fraternity’s better-known names (start the list with Michael Ammar, Allan Ackerman, Aldo Colombini, David Regal, Andi Gladwin, Kostya Kimlat, Peter Duffie, Gregory Wilson, and Max Maven) as well as some lesser-known contributors whose success in other careers didn’t get in the way of creating entertaining card magic. Each contributor gets a short biography; then their respective tricks are explained in Mr. Lorayne’s lucid, and not infrequently funny, prose style. As with his The Classic Collection, the explanations are supplemented with over 400 crisp B&W photos of his hands “in action.”

GOOD overall condition, Hardcover with dust jacket, 522 Pages
c.2007.